Global Patent Index - EP 2949220 A1

EP 2949220 A1 20151202 - Nutraceutic supplement for bees families and process for its administration

Title (en)

Nutraceutic supplement for bees families and process for its administration

Title (de)

Nutrazeutische Ergänzung für Bienenfamilien und Verfahren zu ihrer Verabreichung

Title (fr)

Supplément nutraceutique pour les familles d'abeilles et procédé d'administration

Publication

EP 2949220 A1 20151202 (EN)

Application

EP 14464006 A 20140528

Priority

RO 201400392 A 20140527

Abstract (en)

The invention refer to a nutraceutical supplement for honey bees, intended to increase their tolerance to biotic and abiotic stresses. Nutraceutic supplement is made up of 00.395-0.41 parts p-coumaric acid, 0.43-0.45 parts caffeic acid, 4.15-4.3 parts maltol, 4.25-4.3 parts fructo-oligosaccharides, with less than 10 residues of hexoses per molecule, 0.97-1 parts magnesium stearate, 33.9-35 parts sodium bicarbonate, 15.5-16 parts citric acid, 11.6-12 parts tartaric acid, 23.3-24 parts of dextrose-maltose mixture, spray-crystallized, up to 100 parts water. The administration process involves the dissolution of above composition, predosed, formulated as effervescent tablet, followed by dilution of the obtained solution with bees feed syrups, and applying of the diluted solutions, as needed, by spraying on the body of the hive, by spraying on the bee frames and honey bees, or as a stimulative nutraceutic supplement in the bees feed syrups.

IPC 8 full level

A23K 1/18 (2006.01); A01N 31/08 (2006.01); A01N 31/16 (2006.01); A61K 31/192 (2006.01); A61K 31/35 (2006.01); A61K 39/36 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

A01N 31/08 (2013.01); A23K 20/105 (2016.05); A23K 20/111 (2016.05); A23K 20/163 (2016.05); A23K 20/24 (2016.05); A23K 50/90 (2016.05); A61K 31/192 (2013.01); A61K 31/351 (2013.01); A61K 31/702 (2013.01)

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Citation (search report)

  • [YD] RO 128464 A0 20130628 - SUNSHINE BUSINESS SERV S R L [RO]
  • [AD] RO 115411 B1 20000228 - INST DE CERCETARI PENTRU PROTE [RO]
  • [YD] W. MAO ET AL: "Honey constituents up-regulate detoxification and immunity genes in the western honey bee Apis mellifera", PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES, vol. 110, no. 22, 28 May 2013 (2013-05-28), pages 8842 - 8846, XP055208050, ISSN: 0027-8424, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1303884110

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR

Designated extension state (EPC)

BA ME

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2949220 A1 20151202; RO 130298 A0 20150630

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 14464006 A 20140528; RO 201400392 A 20140527